Container for sheets



June 17, 1930. H, Lj DE US E 1,764,610

CONTAINER FOR sHEE ns Filed July 16, 1928 I 30 lep 'd ic r gqntajner l tFi '2 in thecurrent file orsfor any reason s main- 80 50 tion 11 ishinged to the bottom as shownin spacing material 52,8v Rivets 29 holdthe Patented June 17,1930 I I, V

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These improvements relate to containers Fig.2, fabrie hinges as 14,- 15,16 (Fig.- 2) for sheet material such as 'blue' prints and beingemployed. tracings, and 'havebeen'designed chiefly for '1 At each sideedge of thebase' lQ thereis use in the draftinglroomg The chief objectsecured, as by glue, a wing or side flap 18 5 is to provide an envelope,folderor container (see Fig.1) ,ivof strongpaper or fabric. s 55 intoand from which the sheets are insertable Within the outer envelope orcasing is an and removable'in a simple5 easy and expedi-- inner sheeet'of thin and flexible. material, as tious way and without such badeffectsas strong paper or fabric,'marked 20. It is sojt'earing and abrasionjOther objects and adcurediat one end" by glue to the under sur- 7 1oyantages'will appear hereinafter. faee'of-the rear upper. memberll,extends 60 The. sheets in question are, substantially backward andthenforward as a loop and large-frequently quite large. It has been rests onthe base '10, its free end portion 20 customary to place such sheets indrawers extending well forward of the frontedge of j within envelopes orfolders comprising a he a e. 1 1 1 r single sheet'of fairly stout paperfolded upon 'lnpra ti heb 1 i de p ti g fr m itselfyand sometimes-withprotectingflaps at fro ack 0 m L B Sheets f V 1- the sidesi In such casethe first few sheets at s-sizes. These in a givehtdntainer r of the topm severally be withdrawn or ina given size. The operator adjusts theflexserted without much eifort or bad .efiec'tahut ible sheet to act asa stop at the 'bend 20 20 when,-how ever, the-withdrawal or insertion tt he f On edges of t Sheet ri l 70 i of sheets well within the body ofthe mass is i be ma ai ed at ir pr p pl a attempted, especially at andtoward the bott o d l a ion due tO- SOme 0f V the tom ther of, notabldiffi ulti ari e, a d i sheets being fartherback than others is avoid vthe efiort sheets are torn and there is always 1- fli ns; adj t the p @120 ap destructiye abrasion-in such sheets as tracings 20F is foldedunder the ase 1Q. 3 s own if! or'other original drawings. The present imFig 56m bcomeslheld y h e h provements overcome such bad conditions. Itis t ne Y and by t e ight 0f the In the accompanying drawings Figure'lis conta nerand'lts' contents. 3 This arrangement a smallperspectiveshowing'my improveden- 1S mamtalned S0 g s h e t mat ria S shows it onalargerscale in side elevation, tained in h r w r a V with sheetmaterial held therein as ior-fil- 'Semlredto each side edge port on ofthe ing'awaypermanently; Fig. 3 fragmentarily lntermedlatecover memberll'are means for shows a cabinet constru tion withlmy ,enveraising andlowering the upper :or top inemlope device in a drawer thereof and inone h r o o r envelope. h m an are 85 f its, operative positions, theside flaps 18 beshown s fa leverage. de i A i g a op ingomittedg FigAisa'small perspective partsheet-metal clip member ,22 (Fig, 5) and a lybroken away showing the device and sheet t m h e -m tal C ip m m er 23.id mem- 1 material therein ready to be put into storage; h rs havingindentations at 24:.and 25 respecand'Fig. 5 shows a detai of theconstruction tively for better holding effect, these mem- 9 at one ofthe lifting devices. bers being spaced apartso as to fit frictionally Myimproved c'ontainer comprises first an uponthe free edge, of thememberlh The outer and heavy cover member of substantialdevice A can beapplied and removed readily. 1y stiflf material. ,It may be cardboard orThe top member 22 turns downward at rightsheet-metal. The base 10 is acontinuous'flat angles to form the part'26 and the bottomv rectangularsheet. There is a rear toosece clip member 23 similarly turns downwardto tionl'l. an'intermediate topsection 12," and formQthe part: 27- Tconstruction thus afront' top section 13, thesegseveraltop sececomprises two anglefirons." @Between the tions being hingedtogetherinseries, and see 'parts26and271isja piece of fibreor similar .1

pin 32.

Figs. 2 and 5 show this lever device as lying outside the base 10. Theroller 28 travels directly upon the bottom of: drawer or other restsurface, as shown in Fig.

Fig. 2 shows the drawer drawn and the mass exposed. In that position theoperator may desire either to withdraw-the top sheet or insert a sheet.In order to bring about the relative positon's oi Fig. 3 the opera 2'(except that the flap part 20*jwas turned under thebase 10 asshown in F3 .5 first "found the "pace where he wanted to withdraw or insert thesheet. Then, by holding the upper portion of the sheetanaterial and thecover leaf together, he folded the two upwardon the hinge 16, turningthe leaf 13 over upon the intermediate leaf .12.

He then folded the cover member at the hinge The roller 31 is rearwardbeyondthe hinge The last turning,jfo lding.or rollingcover or liftingthehinge at 15 and, consequently, t e "cover as a whole and the sheetmaterial folded with parts of it." Thefolded parts lean or rest againstthe frontof the cabinet, assho-wnin Fig. 3.

. There is 'thusprovided not only a large open space whereby much of-asheet temporarilyto be examined is exposed and where by the insertingand withdrawing operation is facilitated, but the weight is removed-fromthe topmost sheet except close tothe stop 20*.

The operator can simply 11ft oft the topmost sheet, take it away forexamination, and then slip 'it backinto-place, .or slip-another-intoplace, turning back. the folded lid parts and p sheet material when heis through.

Suchsheet material usually intime loses its usefulness forcurrentoperations and it isQthen placed .in storage. When that time arrives,the outer envelope and its contents are removed bodily. from the.drawer, the flaps" 18 turned over so as to lie on top the sheets and thefront'end 20 of the other protector is turned over ontop ofr the sheetsand-flaps h ereupon the outer laid down as shown partially with a sheetat about-ithe middle ofg erally-extending' sections tocover thesideedges thereof,

required by the sheet material itself. Such be piled one upon anotherand, strength of the container, may be pulled out from time to time forcon sultation.

It is not necessary to remove the lifting devices when placing the unitin storage. That may. be done if desired, but such lifters can readilybe applied at the time consultation i'sagain desired.

v My improved container effects a great saving of time and effort andafi'ords highly increased protectionin various ways. It is simple inconstruction and convenient in op- I eration," and the cost is small.tor began with the device positioned as in Fig.

contemplate as beingincluded in these improvements all; such variations,changes and departures from what is thus specifically illustrated anddescribed asefall within the scope of the appendedcl' ims...

I claim:

1.1A sheet container of the character-delscribed for holding loosesheetsin .a stack and comprising a fiat sheet-like base ofsubstantially strongmaterial, and a lid or cover 'member of strong Qsheet-like material -andwith the base t-he at least three latflexibl'y connected together sideby side in series, the rear section and base beingflexiblyconnectedadjacent to their rear. edges respectively and the frontsection being substantially narrow with respect to substantiallycoextensive cover member compr sing the rear section.

2. The combination of claim 1 hereof together with a sheetof thinandflexible .material secured to; one of the top sections and extendingrearwardand then forward so as to lie-toa largeextent on the base, thefree endof said sheet extending beyond the base I and beingad'apted to}fold under-the base in one useand around the edge of sheet materialwithin the device in another use.

The combination of claim 1 hereof together with side flaps on the base.adapted to fold -upon and around edge portions of sheet-material withinthe .device. 7

.4. The combination of claim 1 hereofftowithmeans for automaticallyraising top sectionsof the. envelope and sheet-mate,-

5. The combinationof claim .1 hereofftogether withmeans readilyapplicable to and removable from si e edge portions of-one. of the uppersections providing a lever action ,for elevating sections of.- the coverwhen the cover sections are stituting 'a support formain'tainin of the.cover elevated .whenit is insert or remove sheets.

sections I BSIIGd. to

comprising a strong sheet-like base on which sheets may be piled ina-stack, a plurality of substantially strong cover members extendin fromside to side above the base and hinged together in series from back tofront, the rearmost one being hinged also to the rear edge of the base,and means at the sides of an intermediate one of said members forsupportingthat cover member and associated cover members in an elevatedposition.

' I HAROLD L. DE LISLE.

